Mother’s Day is usually celebrated on the second Sunday of May every year. Do you know that a mom deserves a special gift this year for Mother’s Day? Sure, flowers can always brighten Mother’s Day and a dinner out is always appreciated. However, doesn’t she deserve something more personal or something that lasts longer than an evening?
I’m talking about the gift of fitness. Improved fitness is a gift that is invaluable to everyone. When you give a woman the gift of fitness, you are helping her open her door to better health. I can’t think of a more thoughtful gift that shows the recipient （接受者）how much you care about their well-being. By giving the gift of fitness you are providing them with unlimited health benefits. Besides, it’s a gift that you can truly feel proud to give.
Of course, we all know that exercising can help people stay slim and fit. But, do you also know about all the other great benefits of exercising? Daily physical activities reduce stress and help you sleep better. Fitness has been linked to reducing the risk of some diseases and to warding off depression. Researchers also believe that strength training can help prevent osteoporosis （骨质疏松）. Not to mention that exercising also improves self-esteem, increases energy and helps you be able to do continuous work for longer.
All moms would find these benefits extremely great. If they are like most of us, they have probably even mentioned how they would like to drop a few pounds or just get in better shape. In fact, experts say that about 62% of Americans are currently on a diet. By giving the gift of fitness, you are helping provide your mom with extra motivation. She may be more motivated to actually get fit because she doesn’t want to feel guilty about ignoring such a thoughtful gift.
1. The first paragraph is likely to tell us that ________.
A. we should give a special gift to our mom for Mother’s Day
B. we should invite our mom to a dinner for Mother’s Day
C. it’s good to send flowers to moms for Mother’s Day
D. moms aren’t worth special gifts for Mother’s Day
2. The underlined word “invaluable”（in paragraph 2） means ________.
A. priceless B. worthless C. useless D. helpless
3. According to this passage, the gift of fitness will ________.
A. make moms feel prouder
B. let moms free from illnesses
C. keep moms having a healthy diet
D. encourage moms to do more exercise
4. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Better Pay Attention to Your Mother’s Health
B. Give the Gift of Fitness This Mother’s Day
C. Moms Like to Accept the Gift of Fitness
D. Help Your Mother Keep a Good Shape
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life.
Before offering his guests 37 , the professor went to the kitchen and 38 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups -- porcelain（瓷）, plastic, glass, crystal, some 39 and cheap, some exquisite（精致的）and 40 -- telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you 41 , all the nice-looking expensive cups were 42 up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is __43 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 44 of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself 45 no quality to the coffee. In most cases 46 is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you 47 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously 48 for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other’s cups.
Now consider this: 49 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to 50 life, and the type of cup we have does not define（规定）, nor change the 51 of life we live. Sometimes, by 52 only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has offered us.
God brews（酿造）the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!
“The 53 people don’t have the best of everything: They just 54 the best of everything.”
Live simply. Love 55 . Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
1.A. difficulties B. stress C. sadness D. hate
2.A. coffee B. tea C. gift D. cups
3. A. packed B. rushed C. fetched D. returned
4.A. good-looking B. ugly-looking C. plain-looking D. nice-looking
5. A. expensive B. bright C. excellent D. comfortable
6. A. suspected B. noticed C. ignored D. appreciated
7. A. filled B. brought C. taken D. used
8. A. normal B. careful C. polite D. rode
9. A. share B. access C. entrance D. source
10.A. puts B. adds C. attaches D. ties
11.A. this B. which C. it D. one
12.A. really B. generally C. possibly D. precisely
13.A. looked B. searched C. applied D. went
14.A. Peace B. Joy C. Chance D. Life
15. A. refer B. reflect C. contain D. support
16.A. quality B. quantity C. character D. value
17.A. keeping B. basing C. concentrating D. depending
18.A. coolest B. craziest C. happiest D. saddest
19.A. make B. use C. accept D. put
20. A. nervously B. secretly C. generously D. curiously
-- He said you’d be giving them a lift.
-- ________. There are already five people.
A. Why not? B. Not likely. C. What of it? D. All right.
-- Who is dancing to music in the next room?
-- ________ the children.
A. It is B. They are C. That is D. There are
Check your paper carefully to see ________ you have made any mistakes.
A. what B. which C. whether D. that
It rained a lot during their journey, so they ________ have had a good time.
A. must B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. might
